METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE AND DISPENSING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN UNIT DOSES OR ADMINISTRATION UNITS
First Claim
1. An automated apparatus (1) for storage and dispensing of pharmaceutical products, said pharmaceutical products being divided into unit doses (2) or administration units, and suitably arranged in a matrix (10) of unit doses, characterized in that it includes a manipulator unit (6, 106, 206), which is designed for:
- a. selecting and picking up the unit doses (2) required to fill patient-specific prescriptions from said dose matrix (10),b. loading a compartment (5) of a cart means (4) with said unit doses (2) so selected and picked up.
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Abstract
A method and automated apparatus (1) for dispensing pharmaceutical products in unit doses or administration units wherein the unit doses (2) suitably arranged and/or separated within the apparatus (1) can be dispensed into the compartments (5) of an associated cart (4), to fill patient-specific medication prescriptions for patients of a ward. A telescopic manipulator unit (6, 106, 206) has elements (16) adapted to select and pick up the doses required to fill patient-specific medication prescriptions from a matrix (10) of unit doses (2) and elements (7, 107) for coupled interaction with the compartments (5) to directly release the picked up doses (2) therein.
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25 Claims
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1. An automated apparatus (1) for storage and dispensing of pharmaceutical products, said pharmaceutical products being divided into unit doses (2) or administration units, and suitably arranged in a matrix (10) of unit doses, characterized in that it includes a manipulator unit (6, 106, 206), which is designed for:
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a. selecting and picking up the unit doses (2) required to fill patient-specific prescriptions from said dose matrix (10), b. loading a compartment (5) of a cart means (4) with said unit doses (2) so selected and picked up. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25)
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15. A method for dispensing pharmaceutical products in unit doses or administration units, characterized in that it includes:
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a. means for selecting and picking up the unit doses (2) required to fill together patient-specific prescriptions from said dose matrix (10), and b. means for interaction with containers or drawers (5) of an associated cart (4) loaded with the picked up products;
said picked up products being loaded into the compartment (5) after selection of the doses (2) that fill the medicament prescription or one by one as they are selected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 23)
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